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Re: pic: Wheel Idea 2

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Originally Posted by sanddrag View Post
How thick are the spokes? To me it seems you could get away with them being about half as thick.
Agreed and why not make the hub smaller if your going live?

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/img...2011234f_l.jpg

On these wheels (the one under the one standing up), there is a mini hub instead of a lightening pattern around the hub. Try it out in CAD and see if you lose more weight that way.

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